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Aleph Institute

Would members like to create a page about the Aleph Institute N.E. Region. Current page is only regarding Florida branch. Helpfulguy101 17:34 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Ilhan_Omar#RFC has an RFC

Talk:Ilhan_Omar#RFC has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.

Shem HaMephorash has an RFC

Shem HaMephorash, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.

Morris Soller

Hello WPJ. I have created Morris Soller and have probable but not sufficient information. Because I have not done this before WPJ's input is welcome at Talk:Morris Soller. Thank you in advance. Invasive Spices (talk) 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Are these duplicate topics?

There is an older article Emigration of Jews from Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe and newly-created Jewish refugees from Nazism. Are these duplicates about the same topic? MKFI (talk) 19:50, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for types of Jews as well as for their histories

Please see the discussion at Talk:Georgian Jews#Requested move 12 November 2024. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 20:17, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help needed at Haymanot and Beta Israel

I was working on copyediting Beta Israel, and the Beta Israel#Religion section needed extensive CE. I did my best there, but it also needs a lot more citations and verification of existing citations. That section seems to be lifted straight out of Haymanot, which also needs better citations and verification. I've added Template:GOCEreviewed to Haymanot, and would appreciate someone knowledgeable to look over the content before I return to copyedit it further. Clementhyme (talk) 01:48, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup of WikiProject Judaism's style advice essay

FYI

– Pointer to relevant discussion elsewhere.

The page presently at WP:WikiProject Judaism/Manual of Style has been nominated for renaming to WP:WikiProject Judaism/Style advice to be consistent with other wikiproject advice essays on style, since it is not part of the WP:MOS guidelines.

For the same reason, "MOS" shortcuts to it are nominated for replacement, at WP:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 24#MOS:JEW.

PS: The wording in it needs considerable work, as it strays off-topic, has a bit of an us-vs.-them and occasionally even ranty tone, ironically has not been in compliance with a dozen or so parts of the actual MoS, and has other issues. I resolved a bit of this in one section, but really this hasn't been very substantively overhauled in over a decade, and almost all of it is the output of a handful of 2006–2007 editors. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 08:14, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On moving WP:JESUSCHRIST into MOS:BIO#Honorifics

FYI

– Pointer to relevant discussion elsewhere.

Please see Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography#Proposal to import a line-item from WP:JUDAISMSTYLE into MOS:BIO. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 15:57, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request for review

Please check the following edits. thanks! [1] [2] [3] 132.71.108.188 (talk) 16:33, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Yoel Kahn#Requested move 30 November 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Yoel Kahn#Requested move 30 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Feeglgeef (talk) 03:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rabbinic references question

Question: I've been reviewing Kiddush levana, which currently uses many rabbinic primary sources. Given Wikipedia concerns with primary sources, is there any specific guidance for using halakhic texts on halakhic topics? Also, is there Wikipedia guidance on how to cite rabbinic sources? For instance, do we need publisher name and standard pages to specific versions? Or does it suffice to say, for instance, Shulchan Aruch OC 425:2 and similar? ProfGray (talk) 16:34, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many rabbinic sources are not primary sources. For example, Shulchan Arukh OC 425:2 is a secondary source for the purpose "what haftara is read on Erev Rosh Chodesh?". However, it is (like any book from 1563) very outdated, and more recent works should be preferred. For "what was the normal practice in 1563" it is a primary source. But cites don't need to be religiously secular. The most reliable source for "what haftara is read on Erev Rosh Chodesh" is probably just a more recent rabbi.

In terms of citation style I wonder this also. I think the ideal is to link to Sefaria when available. There are "standard editions" for some works (usually Israeli offsets of prewar Ashkenazic printings) but no convenient list and not remotely all. Many works have never been printed by themselves, only on the margins, or at the back, of other books, which makes them even harder to cite. When available it can be tempting to cite a fancy critical edition but they're so much harder to access and never translated, so I try to refrain unless it really matters. Anyway if Sefaria is an option I always choose it. Sefaria is aligned with our mission, very easy to use, mostly linkable by the paragraph, and constantly improving the texts in their library. GordonGlottal (talk) 23:35, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]